Structural elements for architects and builders : design of columns, beams, and tension elements in wood, steel, and reinforced concrete / Jonathan Ochshorn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ochshorn, Jonathan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Structural design.

Architectural design.

Building materials.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (400 p.)

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier / BH, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Concise but comprehensive, Structural Elements for Architects and Builders is primarily focused on the design and analysis of structural elements: columns, beams, tension members and their connections. The material is organized into a single, self-sufficient volume, including all necessary data for the preliminary design and analysis of these structural elements in wood, steel, and reinforced concrete. Every chapter contains insights developed by the author and generally not found elsewhere. Additionally, the Appendices included at the end of the text contain numerous tables a

Contents:

Front Cover; Structural Elements for Architects and Builders; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; List of examples; List of appendices; CHAPTER 1 Statics; Tributary areas; Equilibrium; Reactions; Internal forces and moments; Indeterminate structures; Strength of materials; CHAPTER 2 Loads; Dead loads; Live loads; Environmental loads; CHAPTER 3 Material properties; Wood; Steel; Reinforced concrete; CHAPTER 4 Sectional properties; Wood; Steel; Reinforced concrete; CHAPTER 5 Design approaches; Allowable stress design; Strength design; CHAPTER 6 Tension elements; Wood; Steel; Reinforced concrete

CHAPTER 7 ColumnsWood; Steel; Reinforced concrete; CHAPTER 8 Beams; Deflection; Bending stress; Shear stress; Wood; Steel; Reinforced concrete; CHAPTER 9 Connections; Wood; Steel; Reinforced concrete; Appendix 1: Tables for Chapter 1 (statics); Appendix 2: Tables for Chapter 2 (loads); Appendix 3: Tables for Chapter 3 (material properties); Appendix 4: Tables for Chapter 4 (sectional properties); Appendix 5: Tables for Chapter 5 (design approaches); Appendix 6: Tables for Chapter 6 (tension elements); Appendix 7: Tables for Chapter 7 (columns); Appendix 8: Tables for Chapter 8 (beams)

Appendix 9: Tables for Chapter 9 (connections)Appendix 10: Unit abbreviations and conversion; References; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; I; J; K; L; M; N; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-69976-8

9786612699764

0-08-096216-5

OCLC:

700687534